Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
| Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W | |
|---|---|
| File:Hopkins01.jpg | |
| General Information | |
| Birth | 1795 |
| White Hall, Anne Arundel County, Maryland | |
| Death | December 24, 1795, |
| Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Buried | Greenmount Cemetery |
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| Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W | |
|---|---|
| File:Hopkins01.jpg | |
| General Information | |
| Birth | 1795 |
| White Hall, Anne Arundel County, Maryland | |
| Death | December 24, 1795, |
| Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Buried | Greenmount Cemetery |
Google Maps, 2021
detail of Clifton, 1874 Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
Location:
bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland
- Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
- Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)
- Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?
- Architectural style: Italian Villa
- NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007
Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale (BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356).
By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete.
Architects for Hopkins' renovations: Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick)
Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:
- James Murray, bricklayer
- James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
- Andrew Merken, iron worker
- John Rothrock, roofing
- Bevan & Sons, stonework
- Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing
- S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
- George W. Starr, plasterer
Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation [Requires permission to access. These are ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]